December 27, 2018 | Astute News

Karachi Killer Assassinated in Afghanistan: RAW False Flag or Modi’s Blunder?

December 27, 2018

The Baloch separatist mastermind behind the recent terrorist attack against the Chinese consulate in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi has been assassinated by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan after h…

Russian Tu-160 Bombers in Venezuela

December 27, 2018

Opinion

Remember what happened when the Admiral Kuznetsov carrier sailed around Europe to reach the eastern Mediterranean? NATO leaders were making fun of the black smoke coming out of the ship’s engine while…

Why Turkey’s Military Operation East of the Euphrates Could Reshape Region

December 27, 2018

Opinion

The phrase "red line" has become commonplace in the rhetoric of world leaders, referencing unacceptable actions or policies. For Turkey, the presence of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) along…

The Incident in the Strait of Kerch: a Middle-Eastern Perspective

December 27, 2018

Opinion

The Strait of Kerch, a location that is not often mentioned in the Middle Eastern media – or social media – has become rather more familiar in that region since Ukrainian ships recently entered Russia…

Is His Asia Pullout Trump’s Hail Mary?

December 27, 2018

Opinion

With his shock announcement of a rapid pullout of all US troops from Syria and Afghanistan Donald Trump finally became President. The neocons called him that when he bombed the Al-Shairat airbase in A…

Run-Down Britain and How We Can Fix It

December 27, 2018

Opinion

Neoliberalism and a decade of austerity have left many parts of Britain looking very shabby. Only a return to the more dirigiste post-war economic model and a major program of public investment will r…

Japan Returns to Militarism

December 27, 2018

Opinion

On December 11 Japan’s Kyodo News Agency reported that “Japan plans to effectively upgrade its helicopter carriers to enable them to transport and launch fighter jets.” Concurrently the Indi…

What is Neoliberalism?

December 27, 2018

Opinion

Over the last eighteen years as I wrote for many progressive outlets, editors often asked me not to mention the word “neoliberalism,” because I was told readers wouldn’t comprehend the “jargon.” The s…